Visit Old Buckenham Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Old Buckenham

  

Old Buckenham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Old Buckenham

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Old Buckenham history

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Toponymy

Old Buckenham was listed as Bucham, Buccham or Bucheham in the 1068 Domesday Book. The name comes from the Old English for “homestead of a man called Bucca”

Nineteenth century

During the nineteenth century there was a small Sandemanian community in the village. The natural philosopher Michael Faraday visited the village many times in the 1850s and 1860s.

Old Buckenham geography / climate

Old Buckenham is in the southern part of Norfolk, approximately 29 km (18 mi) south-west of Norwich. It is about 5 km south of its post town, Attleborough, and has a large village green at the heart of the village, called Church Green. The two public houses are located by this green.

You can visit Old Buckenham places with Walkfo Old Buckenham to hear history at Old Buckenham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Old Buckenham has 14 places to visit in our interactive Old Buckenham map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Old Buckenham, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Old Buckenham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Old Buckenham & the surrounding areas.

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14 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Old Buckenham historic spots	Old Buckenham tourist destinations	Old Buckenham plaques	Old Buckenham geographic features
Walkfo Old Buckenham tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Old Buckenham

  

Best Old Buckenham places to visit

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Old Buckenham has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Old Buckenham’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Old Buckenham’s information audio spots:

Old Buckenham Priory The priory was founded circa 1146 by William de Albini and his wife Queen Adeliza (widow of King Henry I) It was built on the site of Buckenham Castle and rectories of All Saints and St. Andrews. It was suppressed in 1537 as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries carried out under King Henry VIII.

Wilby, Norfolk Wilby is a village and former civil parish, 17 miles (27 km) south west of Norwich. It is now in the parish of Quidenham, in the Breckland district of Norfolk. In 1931 the parish had a population of 94.

Iceni The Iceni were a Brittonic tribe of eastern Britain during the Iron Age and early Roman era. Their territory included present-day Norfolk and parts of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. Their capital was Venta Icenorum at modern-day Caistor St Edmund. Julius Caesar does not mention the Iceni in his account of his invasions of Britain in 55 and 54 BC.

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